THE PERSONIFICATION LANGUAGE FOUND IN POEM "LET AMERICA BE AMERICA AGAIN" BY LANGSTON HUGHES

Abstract

This paper provides the data, definition, and information about the figurative language in a poem called ‘Let America be America Again” by Langston Hudges. This paper will show how the figurative languages are used and what they mean in literal meaning. This paper will also provide the steps about methods used in making this paper. The data used is the descriptive analysis and using the qualitative method. This paper will discuss about the figurative language by comparing it with the literal meaning and figurative meaning so the reader will understand the differences between them. The result shown is that nearly all of the content of the poem used figurative language where the author Langston Hughes expresses his point of view that he wanted to make America as a country which stand alone and make it a place where everybody wanted to be and make it a place the americans used to know all this time. This also explains that he thought and felt that America has changed a lot over the years. And the figurative language used in the poem is the personification because he always compares the behavior of things with humans nature.